title: [Epidemiological survey of dental caries in 937 middle school students in Gravina, Catania].
abstract: The AA. have carried out a transversal epidemiologic investigation on 937 children attending the school of Gravina. The age of the subjects range from 10 to 14 years. In these young subjects dental decays percentage, DMF/dmf were evaluated and compared to age and oral hygiene. Oral hygiene has been expressed with values ranging from 1 to 3, the point 1 showed the best situation and 3 the worst. It has been evaluated also the number of subjects with dental decay that have been cured by the dentist. No correlation between dental decay and weight has been found infact X analysis was not significative.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sortino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pulvirenti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lupo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Ricerche epidemiologiche sulla carie dentale su 937 alunni delle scuole medie del comune di Gravina di Catania.